Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations
WACO, TEX.– A second straight loss from Pittsburg State (Kan.) caused a shakeup in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll from No. 7 on down, but the top six teams remained unchanged. Colorado State-Pueblo held onto the No. 1 spot with 24 first-place votes, followed by Winston-Salem State (N.C.) at No. 2 with six first-place votes. New Haven (Conn.), Bloomsburg (Pa.), Northwest Missouri State and Ashland (Ohio) round out the top six.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 22, 2012
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week Eight | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Colorado St.-Pueblo (24) | 8-0 | 743 | 1 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 45-13 | Oct. 27 at Colorado Mesa |
| 2. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6) | 8-0 | 720 | 2 | D. Livingstone (N.C.), 58-0 | Oct. 27 at Shaw (N.C.) |
| 3. | New Haven (Conn.) | 7-0 | 679 | 3 | D. Stonehill (Mass.), 45-41 | Oct. 27 vs. Southern Connecticut St. |
| 4. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 8-0 | 629 | 4 | D. Cheyney (Pa.), 27-13 | Oct. 27 at No. 10 Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 5. | Northwest Missouri St. | 7-1 | 623 | 5 | D. Missouri Southern St., 38-14 | Oct. 27 at No. 16t Washburn (Kan.) |
| 6. | Ashland (Ohio) | 8-0 | 589 | 6 | D. Malone (Ohio), 31-7 | Oct. 27 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
| 7. | Minnesota St.-Mankato | 8-0 | 544 | 9 | D. Winona St. (Minn.), 30-20 | Oct. 27 at Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 8. | Minnesota-Duluth | 7-1 | 537 | 7t | D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 30-0 | Oct. 27 at Minnesota-Crookston |
| 9. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 8-0 | 484 | 11 | D. East Central (Okla.), 49-14 | Oct. 27 at Southern Arkansas |
| 10. | Shippensburg (Pa.) | 8-0 | 457 | 13 | D. West Chester (Pa.), 42-24 | Oct. 27 vs. No. 4 Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 11. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 6-1 | 453 | 12 | D. Abilene Christian (Texas), 35-31 | Oct. 27 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 12. | Missouri Western St. | 7-1 | 421 | 16 | D. No. 7t Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 63-14 | Oct. 25 at No. 15 Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 13. | California (Pa.) | 7-1 | 390 | 14 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 41-0 | Oct. 27 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 14. | West Texas A&M | 7-1 | 365 | 17 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 44-21 | Oct. 27 at West Georgia |
| 15. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 8-0 | 354 | 18t | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 52-26 | Oct. 25 vs. No. 12 Missouri Western St. |
| 16t. | Indiana (Pa.) | 7-1 | 274 | 20 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 31-13 | Oct. 27 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 16t. | Washburn (Kan.) | 7-1 | 274 | 18t | D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 19-16 | Oct. 27 vs. No. 5 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 18. | Miles (Ala.) | 7-1 | 209 | 21 | D. Lane (Tenn.), 38-20 | Oct. 25 vs. Stillman (Ala.) |
| 19. | Harding (Ark.) | 6-1 | 164 | 25 | D. No. 10 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 34-14 | Oct. 27 vs. Arkansas Tech |
| 20. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 6-1 | 162 | 10 | Lost to No. 25 Harding (Ark.), 34-14 | Oct. 27 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 21. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 7-1 | 145 | 23 | D. Augustana (S.D.), 32-31 2OT | Oct. 27 vs. Upper Iowa |
| 22. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 5-2 | 119 | 7t | Lost to No. 16 Missouri Western St., 63-14 | Oct. 27 at Truman St. (Mo.) |
| 23. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 6-2 | 71 | 24 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 42-28 | Oct. 27 at No. 24 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 24. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 6-2 | 62 | NR | D. No. 15 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 34-17 | Oct. 27 vs. No. 23 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 25. | Charleston (W.Va.) | 7-1 | 59 | NR | D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 27-14 | Oct. 27 at Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
Dropped Out: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (15),
Michigan Tech (22)
Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 52;
Wayne St. (Mich.), 36; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28;
Tuskegee (Ala.), 26; Indianapolis (Ind.), 24; Saginaw
Valley St. (Mich.), 20; Southern Arkansas, 14; American
International (Mass.), 13; Chadron St. (Neb.), 6; Carson-Newman
(Tenn.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2.
